Date: Sunday 6 April 2014 Event: Ulster Series Round 2 Location: Ballykelly Forest Host club: Caldwell Cycles Round 2 of the Ulster cross-country (XC) mountain bike series took place at Ballykelly Forest near Limavady on Sunday 6 April 2014. Host club Caldwell Cycles, lead by chief organiser Clive Caldwell, put on a great event with a well marked course, sign on and huge selection of food. The course was very…
Date: Sunday 9 March 2014 Event: Ulster Series Round 1 Location: Kilbroney Park Forest, Rostrevor Host club: Dromara CC The 2014 season of cross-country (XC) mountain bike races in Ulster kicked off earlier this year with round 1 starting in the second week in March as part of the Rostrevor Mountain Bike Festival at Kilbroney Park. As per last year, the festival brought together off-road disciplines with the first round…
Date: Sunday 1 September 2013Event: Ulster Series Round 5Location: Craigavon Watersports CentreHost club: Apollo CT The fifth and final round of the Ulster XC MTB Series for 2013 took place at Craigavon Watersports Centre on Sunday 1 September 2013 and was hosted by Apollo Cycling Team. The venue is the flattest of the series and is therefore the fastest with long stretches of hard packed earth to ride across this…
Date: Saturday 3 August 2013 Event: Ulster Series Round 4 / World Police and Fire Games Location: Kilbroney Park, Rostrevor Host club: Dromara Cycling Club The World Police and Fire Games was being held in the first week of August 2013 and the mountain bike cross-country and downhill races were scheduled for Kilbroney Park in Rostrevor. Dromara Cycling Club had run a round of the Ulster cross-country mountain bike series…
Date: Sunday 21 July 2013Event: Irish National MTB XC ChampionshipsLocation: Garvagh ForestHost club: Carn Wheelers The 2013 National Mountain Bike Cross-Country Championships took place in Garvagh Forest in the town of Garvagh on Sunday 21 July and was hosted by Carn Wheelers. The timing for the race was perfect after a 2 week heat wave in Northern Ireland which left the trails bone dry and dusty. The club had put…
Date: Sunday 30 June 2013 Event: Ulster MTB XC Championships Location: Gortin Glen, Omagh Host club: Caldwell Cycles Many thanks to recently formed Caldwell Cycles club for hosting the 2013 Ulster Mountain Bike (cross-country) championships. The event was held in Gortin Glen Forest Park, located 6 miles north of Omagh and the club wish to thank the Northern Ireland Forestry Service for providing permission. The team, lead by course designer…
Date: Sunday 26 May 2013 Event: Ulster Series Round 3 / NPS Round 4 Location: Lady Dixon Park, Belfast Host club: Xmtb McConvey Cycles Round 3 of the Ulster Cross-Country mountain bike series 2013 also doubled up as Round 4 of the National Point Series (NPS) which meant a large contingent of riders heading to Lady Dixon Park in Belfast. Xmtb McConvey Cycles have been busy in the weeks leading…
Date: Sunday 5 May 2013 Event: Ulster Series Round 2 Location: Kilbroney Park Forest, Rostrevor Host club: Dromara CC Round 2 of the Ulster cross-country mountain bike series 2013 took place at Kilbroney Park in Rostrevor on 5 May 2013. This race was part of the Rostrevor Mountain Bike Festival which included a round of the National Point Series downhill series hosted by ChainReaction Cycles and, on the bank holiday…
Date: Sunday 7 April 2013 Event: Ulster Series Round 1 Location: Ballykelly Forest, Limavady Host club: Strabane / Lifford CC The 2013 Ulster Cross-Country Mountain Bike Series kicked off at Ballykelly Forest near Limavady. This was the second year that the host club, Strabane / Lifford CC, had put on an off-road event at this venue and they had been blessed with fine weather in the lead up to race…
Date: Sunday 2 Septembe 2012 Event: Ulster Series Round 6 Location: Craigavon Watersports Centre Host club: Apollo CT The final round of the Ulster Cross-Country Mountain Bike Series for 2012 took place at the familiar Craigavon Watersports Centre. The race was organised by Apollo CT who, after running the race on a Saturday for the last 6 years, changed to a Sunday as this seems to be the more popular…